Quotes about Principle
Woe to him whose good name is more to him than goodness.
— Herman Melville
Freedom is not the right to do what we want, but what we ought
— Abraham Lincoln
I may not agree with what you have to say but I will fight you to the death for the right to fight you to the death.
— Stephen Colbert
If we do discover a complete theory, it should be in time understandable in broad principle by everyone. Then we shall all, philosophers, scientists, and just ordinary people be able to take part in the discussion of why we and the universe exist.
— Stephen Hawking
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
— Stephen Covey
Trust is the glue of life. It's the most essential ingredient in effective communication. It's the foundational principle that holds all relationships.
— Stephen Covey
The true guide of life is to do what is right.
— Winston Churchill
I rest their case. I'm Pro-Life.
— George W. Bush
When private virtue is hazarded on the perilous cast of expediency, the pillars of the republic, however apparent their stability, are infected with decay at the very centre.
— Edwin Hubbell Chapin
Being outspoken about my faith isn't just something that I do; it's who I am because my faith isn't just a little piece of my life. It is my life. It's not a question of whether I'm outspoken about it or not. I'm definitely not ashamed of it.
— Tim Tebow
On some positions, Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' And Vanity comes along and asks the question, 'Is it popular?' But Conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?'
— Martin Luther King, Jr.
I am a radical in thought (and principle) and a conservative in method (and conduct).
— Rutherford B. Hayes